You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Before putting the shoes into the plastic bag, put your fingers in and probe twice, then sniff it to make sure there are no foreign objects.

...It's a bit weird, but really, it smells so good that I can't describe it.

Xiao Yao went out and closed the door.

As mentioned earlier, tonight's group activity is "Movie Night", or more precisely, an open-air movie on the beach.

Xiao Yao was quite looking forward to the open-air movie format because he had never seen one before.

As a campus folk song lover, Xiao Yao had heard of the old album "Open-Air Cinema" a long time ago, but he had never listened to the songs in it.

He also often remembers the mood of "midnight movies, full of ancient love stories, singing for the young in the darkness."

However, even when he was very young, even in the small town of Dongru where he was born, Xiao Yao had never seen an open-air movie.

Compared to the form of the movie, Xiao Yao was not particularly looking forward to the content of the movie in the evening. He would just watch it casually.

The parish summer camp would definitely show some non-commercial, more self-indulgent "gospel movies", which, for Xiao Yao, were chicken soup movies.

There's nothing else to it - mainly it's not very pretty.

Xiao Yao is the one who can't tolerate chicken soup the most, otherwise he wouldn't be so uncomfortable sitting in the big classes every morning.

Unexpectedly, both films scheduled seemed interesting.

The first one is "A Greater Glory", which is described as a war film. It tells the story of the Mexican government's ban on the church in the 20s and the people's uprising. The second one is called "Modern Exorcist", which tells the story of a young priest's change from doubt to belief, and is adapted from real events.

"Hey damn, who chose this movie? It's interesting." Daiyu also rubbed his hands excitedly.

"It seems...he's my uncle?" Yu Luying said uncertainly.

The circumstances of this open-air film event can be briefly described as follows.

On the beach as night falls, the bright starry sky embellishes the darkness, and the waves gently hit the beach, bringing a touch of tranquility.

This stretch of beach is not open at night as it is booked by event organizers, so there are not many people around.

More than three hundred students gathered together, some sitting on chairs, some sitting on small benches, some curled up on blankets, and some standing with their hands folded, talking to each other in low voices.

There were a few tall and strong boys standing at the back of the crowd, away from the crowd, playing basketball until they were stopped by volunteers from the logistics group who were in charge of discipline.

Yu Luying got a good seat in the front row and also helped Xiao Yao save a seat. She must have arrived early. She was wearing brown shorts and plastic sandals on her bare feet.

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Yu Luying got a good seat in the front row and also helped Xiao Yao save a seat. She must have arrived early. She was wearing brown shorts and plastic sandals on her bare feet.

The screen is located at one end of the beach, tall and wide. It is made of a specially made white cloth that matches the natural color of the beach. In the shadows of the night, a huge projector is hidden behind the screen, emitting a low hum and illuminating the area in front.

The music started and the big screen gradually lit up, showing a bright picture - actually it wasn't that bright, but Xiao Yao liked the grainy feel of the film.

The light from the projector flickered in the darkness, casting colorful and bright beams of light, projecting the image onto the screen and also fragmentedly onto the students' faces.

Xiao Yao stared at the screen, expressing his anticipation.

"Between Heaven and Earth

Between light and darkness

Between faith and sin

My heart is here

God is here, my heart is here..."

After the ethereal song, the story of the movie unfolds in the darkness, uncovering the dusty past.

The sea breeze gently caresses Yu Luying's hair, and the faint sound of waves accompanies the film's dialogue, creating a warm and unforgettable experience.

Xiao Yao felt indescribable emotions on this special night.

When the military police kicked open the church door, fired at the people attending mass, and smashed the altar and statues, Xiao Yao heard low exclamations from the people around him.

Then, a hand held mine.

No, I pinched myself hard.

Xiao Yao turned his head to look at Yu Luying, only to see that she was pursing her lips tightly, with a look of nervousness on her face.

Xiao Yao thought, I really envy them for being able to get so into the movie.

The boy pinched the girl's slightly trembling hand with one hand and squeezed it twice, and touched the top of her head with the other hand to comfort her.

After that, the two of them held hands together naturally.

When the Christian army won several battles in succession and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, there was a cheer from the crowd and a few naughty boys let out strange cries.

The atmosphere is really good, this is what an open-air movie is like, Xiao Yao thought with satisfaction.

There is no such atmosphere in the movie theater.

Xiao Yao decided that participation was the most important thing, so he let go of Yu Luying's hand, clenched his right fist and raised it above his head, shouting: "KILL THEM ALL!"

The noisy voices in the crowd immediately fell silent, and then hundreds of eyes were cast in the direction where the voice came from. Xiao Yao was so scared that he immediately put down his hands, and then looked around with everyone else, pretending to see who was shouting.

Three seconds later, there was a harmless laugh from the crowd, and then everyone continued watching the movie.

Yu Luying patted Xiao Yao's chest lightly, then fell into his arms.

Xiao Yao stroked Yu Luying's biceps as if nothing had happened and continued watching the movie.

The situation in the battle took a sharp turn for the worse, and supplies were in short supply on the front line. Women wrapped bullets around their waists and wrapped them in their underwear, and took trains to deliver supplies to the rebel fighters right under the noses of the government forces.

Xiao Yao lowered his head and asked Yu Luying: "If it were you, would you have the courage to do such a thing?"

Before Yu Luying could answer, Xiao Yao felt that the light on his left was blocked by a figure.

At first he didn't care, but the person stood there for seven or eight seconds without moving, which forced him to look up at her.

Xiao Yao saw that a petite girl was whispering something in the ear of the girl on his left.

Then the girl nodded, stood up, bent slightly and left.

The short girl sat down on Xiao Yao's left and crossed her legs as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Yao saw the girl's face clearly and was slightly startled. Yu Luying also broke free from the boy's arms, shook off his hand, and sat up straight.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yao said in a very low voice.

Xu Qingwei seemed not to hear what he said. He just raised his chin slightly towards the screen and seemed to be concentrating on watching the movie.

Xiao Yao turned around and nervously searched for Lucia's face in the crowd.

You came up to me in public on your own initiative. Let's not talk about other people for now, but your roommate knows that we are in a "pursuer and the pursued" relationship. How can you maintain your image as a person if this happens?

Don’t you want to live?

This is the first row...

Xiao Yao couldn't find Lucia in the crowd, but that didn't mean Lucia didn't come.

After all, with so many people watching a movie at night, you can imagine how bright the faces in the audience would be.

Mufadu had no choice but to continue watching the movie.

I can't just stand up and leave? Or force her to leave? Or start an argument with her? None of these will work, and both will only escalate the situation.

While watching the movie (actually he couldn't really concentrate on it), Xiao Yao secretly looked at Shen Jie's profile. He wasn't quite sure, but he felt that there was a hint of anger on Shen Jie's face - or even not so hinted anger.

She might have completely lost her temper, Xiao Yao guessed.

And she was anxious.

This is something Xiao Yao learned from psychology class at school - in addition to observing her facial expressions, there are many body languages ​​that can capture her anxiety.

For example, she kept switching her left and right legs, and even shook them unconsciously (due to family education reasons, she rarely did this), and her right hand also had signs of slight tremors; for another example, she first kept rolling her fingers, and from time to time she took out her mobile phone to look at it, closing it, opening it, and closing it again, and finally she simply took out a bunch of keys and started rolling them.

All this shows that she is very anxious.

"I didn't mean to not reply to your message. My phone is turned off." Xiao Yao leaned slightly to the left and whispered, "Is there anything we can't talk about when we get back?"

Shen Jie remained indifferent. No one knew whether she was just showing off or because Xiao Yao's voice was drowned out by the sound of gunfire.

Xiao Yao had no choice but to force himself to focus back on the movie.

"What is she going to do?" Yu Luying couldn't help but poked the back of Xiao Yao's hand and asked in a low voice.

Xiao Yao shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

About half an hour later, Xiao Yao noticed that Shen Jie's anxiety had eased. After calming down a little, she seemed to focus on the movie screen again.

At this time, our protagonist, the 12-year-old boy Jose, was being escorted by military police, with his bare feet stained with blood and iron shackles on his hands, walking on the way to the execution ground.

He stumbled as he walked, falling to the ground from time to time, and then stood up again under the beating of the rifle butt; this scene became a slow motion, and the music at the beginning was played again -

"Between Heaven and Earth

Between light and darkness

Between faith and sin..."

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Soft sobbing sounds were heard all around, and gradually the sobbing became louder and continuous.

Xiao Yao looked back and saw many girls crying.

Well, okay, it's touching, but -

Suddenly, Xiao Yao felt a hand reaching into his pocket.

? ?

Xiao Yao turned around and found that even Xu Qingwei's hair was covered with crystal tears, and she was searching for something in her pocket.

Not finding it in the left pocket, she turned sideways and searched Xiao Yao's right pocket, then his left trouser pocket.

Xiao Yao never had the habit of carrying tissues with him, but today he happened to have some.

The boy took out a tissue from his right trouser pocket and was about to hand it over when he suddenly felt something and looked to the right - sure enough, the person on the right had also started.

Fine.

Xiao Yao bit open the tissue with his teeth, pulled out two pieces, and gently wiped Xu Qingwei's face.

Xu Qingwei did not dodge or snatch the tissue from Xiao Yao. She just sat there quietly and let Xiao Yao wipe her face.

However, huge tears were still flowing from his eyes, soaking the tissue, and the speed at which he could wipe them was slower than the speed at which they were flowing.

Xiao Yao hurriedly took out two more tissues to wipe Xu Qingwei's face, and didn't even bother to take care of the person on his right.

Besides, he knew without looking back that Yu Luying had already taken out a tissue and wiped her face.

I’m sorry… I’m too busy to be in two places at once, Xiao Yao said secretly to Yu Luying in his heart.

"It's okay, don't worry about it." Yu Luying's voice rang in the boy's heart.

Xu Qingwei finally couldn't help it, and snatched the remaining half pack of tissues from Xiao Yao's hand and started to wipe it herself.

Then, he leaned his head into Xiao Yao's arms and gently hit him twice.

Xiao Yao looked at Shen Jie in his arms, who was crying and wiping her face with tissues. He didn't know whether she was crying because of the movie or something else.

The boy felt that all his efforts over the past few days had been wasted.

There's no hope. I've tried my best. I'm tired. Let it be destroyed. Quickly.

This has now publicly confirmed his reputation as the "Double-Wife Man".

Xiao Yao gave up resisting and struggling, gently patted Qingwei's left arm, and touched her ear.

Yu Luying, I am the one who has wronged you. I will use Shen Jie's property to repay you in the future (No).

The movie ended, subtitles came out, and then a comparison of the actors' stills and real photos of historical figures began to play.

It was not until the subtitles rolled out on a pure black screen that people began to slowly stand up, stretch, and talk to each other.

There will be a 15-minute break in the middle, and then the next film, "Modern Exorcist", will be played.

Amid the noise, Xu Qingwei took Xiao Yao's hand and left.